# NTSB WPR25LA133: Cessna 182L, N182VE, Erie, NV, April 13, 2025

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report
- Date: April 13, 2025, 08:50 local (15:50 UTC)
- Place: Erie, NV
- Coordinates: 35.86663, -115.24407
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8666&lon=-115.2441&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: FAA Flight Standards District Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 200018
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR25LA133
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/200018/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA133

## Preliminary report

On April 13, 2025, about 0850 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 182L, N182VE, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Erie, Nevada. The pilot and two passengers were uninjured, and one passenger sustained minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot reported that he had departed Henderson Executive Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada (HND) for a personal scenic flight around the Las Vegas area about 0830. The pilot climbed to 3,500 ft mean sea level (msl) and configured the airplane for cruise flight with 2,300 rpm and 23 inches of manifold pressure until they were about 3 miles southwest of HND. The pilot then increased the engine and propeller settings to 2500 rpm and 25 inches of manifold pressure to climb to 4,500 ft msl. The pilot reported that the airplane would not climb, slowly lost airspeed, and eventually it would not maintain altitude. The pilot elected to initiate an emergency landing on a road adjacent to Interstate 15. During the landing, the pilot noticed oncoming vehicular traffic and maneuvered the airplane into a ditch, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage and both wings. The airplane and engine were recovered to a secure location for further examination.

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Enroute: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 182L, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342/sequence.md?model=2072726), [All aircraft, 1,858 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N182VE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N182VE), registered now, S/N 18258911, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182L
- Registry model: [Cessna 182L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (registry code 2072726) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18258911
- Year built: 1968
- Airframe hours: 4640
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: KHND, Henderson, NV
- Destination: KHND, Henderson, NV
- Equipment: Stall warning system, ADS-B

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 220° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter: 29.91 inHg
- Observed at: KHND, 8 nm away
- METAR: KHND 131556Z 22009KT 10SM CLR 23/M02 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP121 T02281022 $

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20250413005639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250413005639A), Apr 13, 2025: Cessna 182L, Erie, NV, Substantial damage. On April 13, 2025, a Cessna 182L aircraft, [privacy data omitted], departed the henderson Nevada airport. During climb upon reaching 3500 feet MSL aircraft…

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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